Development Info Dead State Design Update

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Tags: DoubleBear Productions

<p>You'll be glad to hear that DoubleBear achieved the first important milestone with their Zombie thing <strong>Dead State</strong>: <a href="http://www.irontowerstudio.com/forum/index.php/topic,1803.0.html" target="_blank">selling merchandise</a>.</p>
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<p>A couple of minor but rather important announcements this week for fans of DoubleBear and Dead State. Some of you have been asking for Dead State merchandise &ndash; well, now we&rsquo;ve got it! Check out the following links for Dead State merchandise:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/deadstate" target="_blank">http://www.cafepress.com/deadstate</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/mmmbison" target="_blank">http://www.cafepress.com/mmmbison</a><br /><br />We&rsquo;ve got Dead State logo merch and the ever popular MMM, Bison! fast food chain apparel to buy. All profits fund development of the game. For those who have been claiming they would buy something when they could buy Dead State stuff &ndash; you have no excuse now!<br /><br />Next up, just wanted to mention that the current PC Gamer (US January 2011 issue, Diablo 3 on the cover) has some new info on Dead State and some exclusive screenshots we haven&rsquo;t shown anywhere else. If you want to get a look at the dialogue system, some new areas, and our first NPC shots and portraits, pick up PC Gamer this month. We&rsquo;re really excited about the coverage, and hope you guys check it out.<br /><br />Anything you want to see in the store? Let us know. If you've seen the article, share your thoughts here. Next week we'll be back with a regular update showcasing a feature of the game.</p>
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<p>I wonder, who asked for Dead State merchandise?</p>

 

[Abelon Blanchetourbe]

first NPC shots and portraits

 

[Freelance Henchman]

Come on, finish the damn game. Walking Dead has me all stoked for some hot survivor-on-zombie action.

 

[Roguey]

I look forward to the magazine scans. I'm certainly not going to support awful print media.

 

[skyst]

Holy shit @ the vast quantity of merch they crapped out.

 

[MisterStone]

Cafepress stuff is printed on demand I believe; they didn't crap out anything unless someone has been buying it.

 

[Melcar]

Dino arms!!!

 

[Kosmonaut]

first NPC shots and portraits

Fuck. This image always cracks me up.

 

[Jim Cojones]

Next up, just wanted to mention that the current PC Gamer (US January 2011 issue, Diablo 3 on the cover) has some new info on Dead State and some exclusive screenshots we haven’t shown anywhere else. If you want to get a look at the dialogue system, some new areas, and our first NPC shots and portraits, pick up PC Gamer this month. We’re really excited about the coverage, and hope you guys check it out.

Awaiting for American posters to provide scans...

 

[Annie Mitsoda]

People had been wargarbling at us for Dead State stuff (also mentioned Mmm, Bison! stuff) so I hit up CafePress on Sunday and made a bunch of things. And yeah, it's printed on demand, so it was image modding, placement, and other design work, not actual print fussing. One of the handy things about the service. (and hot damn if that Mmm, Bison stuff don't look super good)

And yeah, it's the holidays approaching, press is out, and things are rather mad on multiple fronts, so it's a less-pithy more-merch-y update, but erm - tis the season? Expect more later. Like always. We do that.

 

[MicoSelva]

I fail to see purpose for product-driven merchandise, when the product itself (i.e. the game) is not available yet.

That's why I don't work in marketing, probably.

 

[SimpleComplexity]

The obvious purpose of that is making money which you can invest to make even more money.
Here they invest the money from the merchandise into the game which when released makes money.

tl;dr: money

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I fail to see purpose for product-driven merchandise, when the product itself (i.e. the game) is not available yet.

Publicity, which generates hype, which generates money, which generates even more money

Also, the link to the portrait image above is broken

Is it the one with the black woman with tyrannosaur arms?

 

[GarfunkeL]

Yes

Also, Merry Christmas Annie!

 

[Phelot]

I like the kid weeping on the floor, where is that image?

 

[Melcar]

The obvious purpose of that is making money which you can invest to make even more money.
Here they invest the money from the merchandise into the game which when released makes money.

tl;dr: money

I smell Jews.

*snicker*

 

[Metro]

Wait, there's 'MMMM, Bison' stuff? Okay, that I might buy.

 

[Davaris]

T-Shirt too clean... Want real blood splattered all over T-Shirt!

 

[zool]

Did anyone ever upload the PC Gamer scans?

 

[denizsi]

Where is the damn new info on design? This is not a design update here, this is a beggar's update.

Is there a point to printed mags having exclusive info on nobody games (ie. not hyped up AAA games with budgets for PR and all that)?

 

[Jim Cojones]

Did anyone ever upload the PC Gamer scans?

From ITS forums:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/SolidSnake5500/DS1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/SolidSnake5500/DS2.jpg

 

[Trash]

Wow. Those screenshots actually look really good. Neat. Now let's hope this and AOD actually get released one day...

 

[Davaris]

At the bottom of the first page it says Release 2011...

I haven't been this interested in a game, for a very long time.

 

[Luzur]

will there be any codex references in the game?

 

[denizsi]

Does indeed look good.

A janitor may only bring a mop to your cause, but he'll boost morale.

That's gotta be a random example, not a stereotypical game unit "Janitor: +1 to shelter morale", right?

You'll only have direct control of your main character when fighting - if your prized companion (say, a lady commando) is paralysed with panic during a zombie ambush, she might flee or try to heal herself constantly. Panicking allies won't accept your orders

AI / combat scripts better be good or this will be a reloadfest.